‘We need to make a plan, Vale. If we tried to go one on one with Oran, we would lose. We aren’t alone though. We need to plan together.’ Naresh piped up for the first time since this morning.He had been very upset with me over last night, even before I snapped at Zeke. Naresh pretty much went on a silence strike but I felt him sit on the edge of my mind while we were talking about all of this. I was surprised when he didn’t feel any issues when our mother said that she was still the Alpha King.‘She never said she was the Alpha King. Just that she still had the Alpha King power. Our mom isn’t a threat. She didn’t want the crown when she got it and she doesn’t want it now. I truly believes she just wants peace. The problem is she has the power to do something about it but Mom is aware of the consequences and repercussions if she does take action.’I sighed and nodded. ‘I guess. I’m still not happy about it.’Naresh chuckled. ‘You’re so moody lately. One would think you’re on your peri
“I think it’s perfect.”“And you know those who don’t want the crown make the best leaders.”“Everyone loves you and you care about the people. You always have.”“I also think he would be perfect for the role. I mean, you already run the mafia, that’s just a slightly smaller group of idiots that you have to push around commodities and stuff. If anything, it would be great for business.” Pipsqueak put her hands behind her head, smirking. “No more having to get the okay from the king for imports.”Morgan shook his head. “No. You find someone else. I am not powerful enough, nor am I old enough to take the role. No one would back me.”“I think more people than you think, Papa.” Auri smiled at him. “I would say most of the population of vampires are younger than you.”“That’s your doing, princess.”She waved him off. “I just think that the majority of vampires now would rather have someone that actually relate to them. Age doesn’t matter so much now. I think you are plenty strong as well,
For the next week, the pack house was a furry of chaos. Everyone had their jobs and was working on those while still keeping up with the normal day to day pack duties. Already we had called the Vampire King, Oran really, and requested a meeting. Much to our surprise, he agreed. We set up a meeting place and Pipsqueak was already setting up the venue with a multitude of cameras and microphones to catch the meeting. That wasn’t for a couple days, so we spent the rest of it gathering information.Hector also made good on his word and I hadn’t seen Zeke come home this sore since the first time Hector started to train him. He would soak in a bath before even attempting to sit down in a regular chair. It made me smile until Hector called me out for not showing up as well. He said it was either him or Mom and I chose to train with him three days a week. Those three days we sent Rowan and Reagan to Mom’s in order to just prevent them from trying to attack us with cuddles. Neither of us could
She looked so different. Her eyes were bright and I thought it looked like they were gold but it was the sunlight filtering in between the trees branches. The fact that she looked younger than I was didn’t help. A small smile came to my face as I registered that her hair was only about to her shoulders. For so long I had been growing out my hair for it to be longer than hers and here she was sporting a short cut. It felt the same as when we were back on the territory, when she would sit on the couch and read. So much so that it made me tear up. “Is everything okay?” She closed her book and sat up. I shook my head. “It’s fine. Any way you can tone down the power?” Chuckling, Mom shook her head. “It’s not me. It’s the tree. He’s a transplant from the Fey Realm and likes to show the earth how superior he is. Did you want to go to another room?” I thought about it but I shook my head. Walking around, I slipped my shoes and socks off as I walked on the glass covered ground. It really wa
I regretted everything. Every bowl of pasta I’d ever eaten. Every piece of bread. Every cookie, cake, and piece of pie. I regretted every elevator ride instead of taking the stairs. Every time it was a quick drive instead of walking. Every lazy decision I made was coming back to haunt me as sweat poured out of my body. We had passed breathing heavy over an hour ago. Now, I was just wheezing like I had asthma.Somehow, everyone knew that I was going to start training with my mom as soon as I got home. They also made sure to get me out on time the next day. I had the meeting with Vampire King, or Oran, tomorrow. So she said it was the perfect time to understand how much I shouldn’t be fighting him. Boy, was she right. She had asked Naresh to take a backseat this time and he happily scoffed, throwing out unhelpful critiques.“This reminds me of when you came back from the High Council and ran away from Zeke.”It was like she had been just taking a stroll. Not a hair wasn’t out of place;
I sat in the restaurant that I planned on meeting the Vampire King. It was a beautiful restaurant and I had to take the trip to France for it. Originally I wanted to take the train but it would have been 18 hour drive and so I just took the 2 hour flight. It was in the middle of Paris and I hated that there were so many people around. While it meant we couldn’t do anything, I had no doubt that Oran could snuff out every life in the restaurant.I took a deep breath, running my hands through my hair. This morning before the flight left, I burst into the castle and asked my mom to cut it. She did and now all of it was above my ears for the first time in years. Zeke didn’t even know that I did because I didn’t have time to swing back to the house. It was just a last minute decision. Mom had done a phenomenal job as well.Now, I was just waiting. I’d gotten to the restaurant fifteen minutes before our meeting time and the staff were nice enough to seat me. My French was terrible on a good
I brought my arms up and crossed over my face as Mom’s foot hit me. My feet slid back but my heel caught on a seam in the floor and I tipped back. The problem was that I blinked and she was next to me. Her elbow came down and slammed into my stomach. It was like I was in slow motion while she was in full speed. I tried to bring my arms down to protect me but I couldn’t, not fast enough. Suddenly, I wasn’t hitting the floor. I was bouncing back up off the floor, my breath leaving me. My eyes shut and I curled up into a ball as her foot slammed into my side and I flew into the wall on the other side of the room. The entire room shook as my back slammed into the wall. “Vale Maximillion Everfell! Don’t just give up after one hit!” Mom shouted at me. There was no way I could reply. I was crumbled into a ball after sliding down the wall onto the floor. She was brutal. Every day was like a new form of masterful torture. There had to be something against the Geneva code with how she was trai
Zeke laid next to me, propped up on his elbow, running his hands through my hair. I was laying down, happy to be able to sleep in for once. Not that I had actually slept in. Reagan and Rowan both managed to come in around three in the morning refusing to sleep anywhere but in our bed. Only to fuck off in the morning when Hector came by with the kids to go swimming at around six. Now, I was just laying in bed with Zeke who was enjoying having me in bed this late as much as I liked being in it. “I still can’t believe you just chopped it all off.” I hummed, not opening my eyes and just feeling his fingers against my scalp. “It was time. Especially with my mom’s hair so short. It feels nice. Plus, you pull off long hair much better than I ever have.” He chuckled. “Why thank you. You did look handsome but you look handsome like this as well. I just will miss being able to wrap threads in your hair.” I smiled. “Yeah, I will miss that too. Reagan cried because she couldn’t put bows in my